Tokyo is trying to become the world's most startup-friendly city under Gov. Yuriko Koike, who has led the world's largest metropolitan area since 2016. [1]
Koike, a former defense minister, is one of Japan's most durable political figures, according to the facts provided. [1]
The effort comes as Tokyo tries to revive a reputation it once had in the flip-phone era, when it was ahead of much of the world, before losing ground in the smartphone and internet era as Silicon Valley pulled ahead. [1]
Koike took over Tokyo's metropolitan government in 2016 and has remained at the helm since then. [1]
The city is now pressing its bid to attract more startups and reclaim some of the ground it lost in the technology race. [1]